Legal Issues with the COVID-19 Crisis

General News: 21 April 2020

This webinar covered some of the issues that businesses and individuals are facing during the COVID-19 Crisis.

Workplace Law with Steve Curtain

• Standing down employees, reducing hours or termination
• Managing employees working from home
• Pandemic leave and protection from termination
• Changes to awards by the Fair Work Commission

Tenancy with Sarah Ward

• Negotiating your retail or commercial lease
• Documenting your agreement in isolation
• Government Response - retail and commercial leases

Migration Law

• Temporary visa holders - changes to further stay and work arrangement
• New COVID-19 visa (subclass 408) - special eligibility
• Visitors and Tourists (subclass 600) - applying for a further stay
• International students (subclass 500) - relaxation of work limitation
• Temporary Work visa (subclasses 457 or 482) - concessions on sponsorship obligations and visa conditions; dos and don€'ts

To view the slides and video, please use the following links:

• Slides - Download .pdf
• Video - https://youtu.be/m3M6Xk5ndCk

 

Please note: The information in this article is provided for general information purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. It is not intended to be comprehensive or to apply to any specific circumstances. You should seek independent legal advice before acting on any information contained in this article.